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Rural Community Adaptation Program Approved Projects

 
 
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ApplicantProject Name
Project Description
Grant Amount

Battle River Producer Car Group

Battle River Producer Car
To complete a feasibility study related to an abandoned CN short-line between Kiron and Alliance, Alberta.

$45,000

Brazeau County

100K Kitchen Party Project
To assist a community driven food processing incubator project in the Drayton Valley area that promotes local farm-gate operations and food production.

$170,100

The Calgary Regional Partnership Inc.

Cluster Development for a Sustainable Calgary Region
To assist 18 rural towns and municipalities surrounding Calgary to develop business opportunities in the wood manufacturing and transportation logistics sectors.

$200,000

Clear Hills County

Clear Hills County Trades School Feasibility Study
To support a trades training feasibility study in the region.

$45,000

Town of Drayton Valley

Drayton Valley Bio-Mile, Phase I
To assist in the preliminary design, community preparedness planning and marketing of the Drayton Valley Bio-Mile initiative.

$500,000

Town of Hardisty

A Strategy for a Sustainable Hardisty
To complete a business diversification strategy for the community.

$61,965

Heritage Agricultural Society

Development and Implementation of Community Cluster Transition Plan
To assist in the completion of a business plan for an agricultural entrepreneurial cluster in the Sony Plain area.

$77,820

Town of High Level

High Level Economic Development Strategy
To develop and implement a Municipal Economic Development Strategy.

$404,100

Killam and District Business Development Association

Killam Green TEC Cluster Development Project
To support a business development strategy to enhance the region’s biotechnology cluster.

$398,725

Municipal District of Northern Lights No. 22

Implementation of an Economic Development Strategy
To assist in the development, coordination and initial implementation of an economic development strategy.

$75,000

Palliser Regional Municipal Services Company Ltd.

Rail Discontinuance Recovery Project
To assist Alberta's east-central region to complete a business case outlining options to address rail discontinuance in the area.

$244,500

Parkland Conservation Farm Association

Alberta Rural Sustainable Alternatives Network
To provide seed funding to build capacity and transition the organization into the Alberta Rural Sustainable Alternatives Network focusing on agricultural and rural issues.

$485,000

SAMDA Economic Partnership Ltd.

Return to Rural - Tradition Meets Innovation
To provide assistance for business outreach and technology support services that assists youth entrepreneurship in the Special Areas and Municipal District of Acadia.

$400,000

Willmore Wilderness Preservation and Historical Foundation

Transitions to Traditions
To support a community transition project in the Willmore Park and Grande Cache area that will enhance traditional mountain culture, tourism and business opportunities.

$363,000

Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26

Integrated Community Sustainability Documentary
To support the production of an education DVD to identify local economic opportunities for new MD residents, businesses, and developers.

$81,000
 
 
 
 
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This information published to the web on September 2, 2009.
Last Reviewed/Revised on October 8, 2009.